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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

656 PM CST WED JAN 12 2005



TXC113-397-130300-

DALLAS TX-ROCKWALL TX-

656 PM CST WED JAN 12 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR ROCKWALL AND 

EASTERN DALLAS COUNTIES...



AT 655 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY 

RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS PARTS OF ROCKWALL COUNTY AND EASTERN DALLAS 

COUNTY. AT 655 PM...RADAR INDICATED THE HEAVIEST RAINS NEAR 

SEAGOVILLE AND ALSO NEAR MCLENDON AND ROYSE CITY. THE SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH AND WILL MOVE OUT OF DALLAS 

COUNTY BY 730 PM AND OUT OF ROCKWALL COUNTY BY 800 PM.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ROYSE CITY...

ROWLETT...ROCKWALL AND HEATH.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3260 9683 3260 9653 3283 9653 3284 9630

      3298 9629 3298 9651



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